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Kimonos are a spring/summer staple. It's a thin light cardigan type clothing that is great for the chillier days when you don't want to just wear a tank top or crop top. This cardigan is great for layering and they're super cute and super affordable. Kimonos are a new fashion trend and are on the clothing racks in almost any store. It is the perfect way to tie an outfit together. They're sold in Target, Forever21, Urban Outfitters, Pacsun, American Eagle, etc. 

Products were purchased from:

Kimono: Hollister

Leggings: PINK

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The color Maroon has been the biggest trending color for the fall and winter time the past few years. The color maroon surprisingly works well with many colors besides black. Deep tone colors like maroon look great with other deep tone colors like forest green. 

Smokey Fall eyes

by Kelly Leem

Even though fall is probably over, warm browns and reds are still in this winter to warm up the cold temperatures. Here’s how you create a nice and simple smokey eye that has transitions of all these warm colors.

What you need:

-Eyeshadow primer

-A dark brown eyeshadow

-A Copper red eyeshadow

-A creme colored eyeshadow (as a transition)

-Black gel or liquid eyeliner

Note: All eyeshadows being used was from the NYX “Love in Paris” eyeshadow palette

1. Apply your eyeshadow primer all over your eyelid and under your eye. I’m using the Milani eyeshadow primer
2. Take your creme colored eyeshadow and apply it all over the eyelid, inner corner, and up to the browbone
3. Taking the deep brown color, roughly apply it all over the eyelid and under the eye.
4. Take the copper red eyeshadow and apply it right on top of the crease.
5. Take a lighter gold color and lightly apply it on top of the copper red color
6. Take any blending brush (I’m using the ELF blending brush and a blending brush from aliexpress.com) and start to blend the colors together. Make sure you do it neatly otherwise it will look muddy
7. Use your black gel liner or liquid eyeliner and apply it on the lower lash line lightly and create a nice wing on the upper eyelid. Make sure you tightline your upper waterline so your eyes look more intense
8. Curl your eyelashes and apply your choice of mascara on both the upper and lower lashes
9. Optional: You can use fake eyelashes to make your eyes look larger.

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Sweaters and knee high socks are the perfect essentials for the fall and winter season. It make you look so cute and also keeps you warm. Knee high socks are usually worm with shorts or skirts. Although its cold out, pairing knee high socks and a sweater, allows you to incorporate summery clothing items.

Items were purchased from:

Turtleneck Sweater: J.Crew

Skirt: Brandy Melville

Knee High Socks: Urban Outfitters

Shoes/boots: Doc Martens

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Long coats are perfect for the cold weather. 

They make an outfit look put together making you seems very sophisticated and elegant. 

They are perfect clothing pieces to just throw on when youre running late but you still want to look like you put a lot of effort into your outfit.

Reds are one of the trending colors for fall and winter time. 

It is also a perfect color to wear since the holidays are coming up.

Items were purchased from:

Top: h&m

Coat: Banana Republic

High wsited pants: Urban Outfitters

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Printed leggings are perfect summer clothing choices that can also transition to fall and winter. If the leggings are neutral colors and/or fall colors, ( ex: black, grey, red, forest green) they are very appropriate to wear in the cold weather.

Items were purchased from:

Knit sweater: Papaya

Leggings: Hot Topic

Combat Boots: Target

Tarte Air Brush Bamboo Foundation Brush Review

by Yura Shin

Tarte’s Air brush Bamboo Foundation Brush is the perfect brush to achieve a flawlessly blended airbrushed look. Its made with sustainable bamboo and synthetic material. The brush itself is not big/long, but rather short and wide. This gives the user more control of the brush once they start using it. The bristles on the brush are very short and dense, making application extremely easy.

Applying foundation has never been so quick if it wasn’t for this brush. All you do is apply a pea size amount of foundation/BB cream onto the back of your hand, and dab a little products onto your fingers and onto parts of your face. After you spot your face with foundation, slowly buff out the foundation with your brush in a circular motion outwards. The bristles on the brush are very soft and make the application very easy.This gives the “flawless airbrushed” effect.

“Although this brush is extremely soft and dense, the brush absorbs a lot of product because of the size,” senior Harvind Japra said.

Other than that, this brush is great for an everyday and/or a special night out look.

The brush may is a little pricey for some people, it is $32. However, I have bought a lot of “cheap” brushes from drugstores throughout the years and those brushes have only lasted a few months. I have had this Tarte brush for over a year and it is still in great condition. The quality of this brush cannot compare to any drugstore brushes. The price may is expensive for now, but it will save you all the money you’d spend on future “cheap” brushes.

The Tarte’s Air brush Bamboo Foundation Brush can be purchased from Tartes online website, Sephora, and Macy’s.

Let’s Be A Doll

by Kelly Leem

In Japan, the Harajuku and Lolita fashion is skyrocketing! Popular models such as Tsubasa Masuwaka and Popteen Model Nana Suzuki have inspired many girls to express the Lolita Fashion Style as well as the Gyaru makeup that makes their eyes look huge like a doll.

Youtubers like VenusAngelic, Dakota Rose, and Anastasiya Shpagina, with many views has already inspired many girls worldwide including America to start wearing this type of makeup.

Doll Eyes

Products you’ll need:  

~Neutral eyeshadows

-Brown, champagne, light copper, dark brown.

~Fake Lashes (top and bottom lashes)

~Lash Glue/ eyelid glue or tape

~Concealer of choice

~Red lipstain (you can use a pigmented red lipstick) or light baby pink lipstick

~Pink shimmery blush (optional)

1. Apply your foundation or concealer if you wish.
2. Apply an eyeshadow primer before using your eyeshadows for long lasting wear.
3. Apply a shimmery copper eyeshadow all over your lid and your lower lashline. This will add a tiny bit of depth
4. Take out your false lashes and apply your top lashes and bottom lashes of your choice. Bottom lashes will emphasize the size of your eyes and so does the top lashes making your eyes look fluttery...like a doll!
5. Take a brown shadow and apply it under your bottom lashes and blend it out.
6. Add that same brown shadow to your crease to emphasize and make  your crease look deeper.
7. Take a shimmery highlighting color and apply it to your inner corners! This will brighten your eyes and enlarge them.
8. Apply a light pink shimmery blush or any blush color of your choice to make those cheeks glow.
9. Apply a red lip stain in a gradation effect; concentrating the color in the middle of your lips and blending it out will make your lips look smaller and doll like! If you prefer a light pink lipstick, then go ahead and apply that to your lips instead.
10. Style your hair and wear the cutest outfit you can find! Go out and be a doll!

This is a general video on how to achieve this look, but there are tons of other videos on youtube that have different styled dolly eyes that you could do! Enjoy.

Tattoo your eyes with Maybelline color tattoos

by Yura Shin

Maybelline has launched their new Dare to Go Nude 2014 Collection. With that said, there are five new shades for their color tattoos. These Color Tattoos are cream gel eye shadows. They come individually in a small pot.

Their ink technology creates super- saturated colors. The colors come out very vibrate and pigmented. Although cream shadows tend to crease, this one does not. Since these color tattoos are cream gel eyeshadow, it is extremely long lasting, does not smudge, and does not fade. It can be used as an eyeshadow base/primer, or it can be use alone.  It can be applied with an eyeshadow brush, or with your finger; it’s very easy to use.

“I love the color tattoos because it’s so easy and simple to use. I love the creamy beige color because it’s a nice light neutral brown that can be used everyday. It’s also extremely affordable,” senior Ysbel Hernandez said.

There are five new shades to this collection.

-Creamy beige: A light brownish tan beige color.

-Deep Forest: A deep green forest color

-Vintage Plum: A gray/purple color

-Chocolate Suede: A dark brown color

-Dramatic Black: A jet black color.

Chocolate Suede and Dramatic Black are great colors to use as eyeliner as well. You can apply these colors with an angled eyeliner brush to use it as eyeliner.

These color tattoos are retailed for about $5. It can be purchased from any where that sells beauty products like Target, or Ulta, or any drug stores like Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade, or Rite Aid.

Bun Fun

Bun Fun

by Yura Shin

Putting your hair into a bun is a perfect way to get your hair out of your face while looking cute. A bun is a really fast and easy updo to do when you’re running late to school or work. It is simply so easy, and looks good without looking like you put too much time into it.

There are many different types of buns like a donut/sock bun and a top knot . However, the sock bun is a perfect bun that doesn’t look too messy compared to other buns. A sock bun is a hairstyle that would still be appropriate for more formal events as well as casual outings.

Celebrities like Rihanna, Jessica Alba, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift have been rocking buns, and you can too.

To recreate this look you will need: a brush/comb and a hair tie. A teasing comb, bobby pins, and hairspray is optional.

-Gather your hair and tie it in a ponytail in the location that us desires. (It can be a high bun, low bun, whatever floats your boat) For extra volume, tease the hair in the ponytail.

Top knot bun: Twist the ponytail and wrap it around in a circle.

Donut/ Sock bun:

Material: Sock/ donut bun

-Insert the donut into the ponytail.

-Wrap the ends of the ponytail around the donut and stick your thumb from underneath and through the top of the bun.

-Push your thumbs up into the donut and continue rotating the donut into your head.

-Style and bobby pin any flyaways if necessary.

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Jean jackets are a perfect way to transition summer clothing items into the fall. Jean jackets are very versatile; they can be worn with a blouse,shirt, dress, shirt, anything and everything. Jean jackets are a nice way to keep an outfit very casual. Once the cool weather hits, throw on a jean jacket to look cute and to stay comfy!

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 Items were purchased from:

Glasses: Amazon

Hat: Urban Outfitters

Short Sleeve Sweatshirt: Forever 21

Acid Washed Jeans: Forever 21

Sneakers- Air Force 1: Footlocker

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Wearing a dress is a perfect way  to transition summer clothing items into the fall. A dress can be styled with a cardigan, button down, vest, or even a knit sweater on top. Depending on the temperature, the dress can be worn with knee high socks, tall boots, ankle booties, flats, sandals, etc. 

Items were purchased from:

Dress: Forever 21

Button down: DKNY

Flats: H&M

Sunglasses: H&M

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Fall is officially here. Before the cold weather hits, take advantage of the warm days we have remaining to wear shorts and skirts. Pairing a pair of shorts with a blouse is a nice way to dress up a casual outfit. 

Items were purchased from: 

Circular sunglasses- Gypsy Warrior

Striped blouse- The Limited

High waisted shorts- American Eagle

Red boots- Doc Martens

Bag- Urban Outfitters